Case Author Archives

Tiffany Chen, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: University of Washington

Susan Nathan, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: VA Boston Healthcare System

Institutional Title: Adjunct Instructor, Medicine

Susan Merel, MD, FACP

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: University of Washington

Institutional Title: Associate Professor

Institutional Role: Associate Clerkship Director for Explore and Focus Phase, Dept. of Medicine, Director of Education

Sean Marks, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin

Institutional Title: Associate Professor

Sara Taub, MD, MBE, FAAP

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: Oregon Health Science University

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Rachel Vandermeer, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Natalie A. Lanocha, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: Oregon Health Science University

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Melissa Bender, MD, FAAHPM

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: University of Washington

Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Family Medicine

Lee Ann Lau, MD, FACS

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor

Kirsten Engel, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital

Institutional Title: Member of the Faculty of Medicine

Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW, FGSA, APHSW-C

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: Boston College School of Social Work

Institutional Title: Ahearn Endowed Professor

Jordana Meyerson, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: Boston University School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Gina Kang, MD, MPH, MHS

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: University of Washington

Institutional Title: Clinical Instructor

David Staudt, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: University of Rochester Medical Center

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Ayla Pelleg, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine

April Zehm, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author, Lead Editor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin

Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine

Alexandria Bear, MD

Case: Palliative Care

Role: Case Author

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine

Doris Kung, DO, FAAN

Course Board: Aquifer Neurology

Role: Co-Editor-in-Chief

Former Roles: Neurology Lead, Case Author

Institution: Baylor College of Medicine

Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Neurology

Institutional Role: Vice Chair of Education and Assistant Dean of Clinical Sciences

Alexandra Hovaguimian, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Neurology

Role: Co-Editor-in-Chief

Former Roles: Neurology Lead, Case Author

Institution: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor, Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Institutional Role: Harvard Medical School Neurology Clerkship Director, BIDMC Principal Clinical Experience Site Director

Josh Edmondson, MD

Role: Case Author

Institution: University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University

Institutional Title: Neurology Resident

Ann Murray, MD

Role: Case Author

Institution: West Virginia University

Institutional Title: Associate Professor

Institutional Role: Neurology Student Clerkship Director

Jessica Goldstein, MD, FACEP

Role: Case Author

Institution: University of Minnesota Medical School

Institutional Title: Associate Professor

Institutional Role: Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency

Wei Xiong, MD

Course Board: Sciences

Role: Associate Editor

Former Role: Neurology, Case Author

Institution: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Neurology

Institutional Role: Assistant Dean for Clerkship Education

Neil Masangkay, MD, MS

Taskforce: Neurology

Role: Case Author

Institution: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Institutional Title: Associate Professor

Institutional Role: Neurology Residency Director & Clerkship Director

Dennis Nyanyo, MD/MPP Candidate

Role: Case Author

Institution: Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School

Stefanie Cappucci, MD, AOA

Course Board: Aquifer Neurology

Role: Associate Editor

Former Role: Case Author

Institution: Yale New Haven Hospital

Institutional Title: Clinical Fellow

Sydni Cole, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Neurology

Role: Associate Editor

Former Role: Case Author

Institution: University of Pennsylvania

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology

Jason Yoon, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Neurology

Role: Associate Editor

Former Role: Case Author

Institution: Harvard Medical School

Institutional Title: Instructor in Neurology

Andrew Branavan Giritharan, MD

Role: Case Author

Institution: Vanderbilt Adult Neurology Program

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor, Neurosciences

Okeanis Vaou, MD, FAAN

Role: Case Author

Institution: Tufts School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Neurology

Institutional Role: Neurology Clerkship Director

Miguel Chuquilin Arista, MD, MHPE

Role: Case Author

Institution: University of Florida College of Medicine

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Neurology

Institutional Role: Neurology Clerkship and Neuromuscular Fellowship Director

Margaret Swanberg, DO, MHPE

Role: Case Author

Institution: Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Medicine

Institutional Role: Assistant Dean of Clinical Medicine

Shivika Chandra, MD

Role: Case Author

Institution: McGovern Medical School

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Neurology

Institutional Role: Director for Neurology at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Assistant Clerkship Director for Neurology and the Co-Director of the UT-Houston HDSA Center of Excellence

Anh-Thu Ngo Vu, MD, MS

Role: Case Author

Institution: Drexel University College of Medicine

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Neurology

Institutional Role: Director of the Neurology Clerkship and Neurology Pathway for the College of Medicine

Erin McMaster, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Associate Editor

Former Roles: Case Author, Case Editor

Institution: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Institutional Role: Pediatric Clerkship Director

Whitney Lopez, PsyD

Course Board: Trauma-informed Care

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Trauma-Informed Care 01: 28-year-old pregnant female with a history of witnessing violence, Trauma-Informed Care 02: 9-year-old female with attention issues, Trauma-Informed Care 03: 45-year-old female with diabetes experiencing stress, Trauma-Informed Care 04: 50-year-old female experiencing homelessness in need of surgery, Trauma-Informed Care 06: 32-year-old female with anxiety, Trauma-Informed Care 07: 33-year-old overweight female with poor health choices, Trauma-Informed Care 08: 25-year-old male with self-injurious behavior, Trauma-Informed Care 09: mother worried about her 3-year-old son, Trauma-Informed Care 10: 35-year-old female at a trauma-informed primary care visit, Trauma-Informed Care 11: 55-year-old female and a stressful mammogram, Trauma-Informed Care 12: 33-year-old pregnant female with a history of traumatic events

Susan Green, LCSW

Course Board: Trauma-informed Care

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Trauma-Informed Care 25: A rape exam in the Emergency Department, Trauma-Informed Care 27: Adolescent female and juvenile justice and the county health clinic, Trauma-Informed Care 28: Establishing a protocol in the primary care setting, Trauma-Informed Care 41: Screening for adverse childhood events in a pediatric clinic, Trauma-Informed Care 42: 78-year old male wellness visit, Trauma-Informed Care 26: 53-year-old male transgender woman in a teaching hospital

Therese Zink, MD, MPH

Course Board: Trauma-informed Care

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Trauma-Informed Care 06: 32-year-old female with anxiety, Trauma-Informed Care 07: 33-year-old overweight female with poor health choices, Trauma-Informed Care 08: 25-year-old male with self-injurious behavior

Theresa Woehrle, MD, MPH

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 33: 28-year-old woman with dizziness

Suzanne Clarke, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 17: 55-year-old post-menopausal woman with vaginal bleeding

Susannah Clark, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 27: 65-year-old man with hypercalcemia

Robert Wittler, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Pediatrics 09: 2-week-old female with lethargy

Perekha Yedia, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 04: 67-year-old woman with shortness of breath and lower-leg swelling

Pamela Wiseman, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 23: 5-year-old female with sore throat

Michelle Zawora, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 04: 85-year-old woman with dementia

Julie Young, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Pediatrics 16: 7-year-old female with abdominal pain and vomiting

Jerold Woodhead, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Pediatrics 26: 9-week-old male not gaining weight

Jen Bierman, MD

Roles: Student Engagement Lead, Case Author, Case Editor (former)

Past Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 15: 50-year-old man with cough and nasal congestion

Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Institutional Role: Associate Professor of Medicine; Clerkship Director

Katherine Chretien, MD

Role: Case Author

Former Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 26: 58-year-old man with altered mental status and experiencing homelessness

Institution: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Institutional Role: Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Professor of Medicine

Erin Barnett, PhD

Course Board: Trauma-Informed Care

Role: Case Author

Joanne Williams-Cooper, MD, MPH

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 20: 28-year-old woman with abdominal pain

Shellie Williams, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 21: 70-year-old-woman with symptomatic end-stage COPD

Amina White, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Trauma-Informed Care

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Trauma-Informed Care 09: mother worried about her 3-year-old son, Trauma-Informed Care 10: 35-year-old female at a trauma-informed primary care visit, Trauma-Informed Care 11: 55-year-old female and a stressful mammogram, Trauma-Informed Care 12: 33-year-old pregnant female with a history of traumatic events

Christopher White, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Pediatrics 10: 6-month-old female infant with a fever

Andrew White, MD

Course Board: Aquifer High Value Care

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: High Value Care 06: 65-year-old man – Paying for value: Insurance Part 1

Institution: University of Washington Medicine

Jacqueline Weaver-Agostoni, DO, MPH

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Case Author, Case Editor

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 11: 74-year-old woman with knee pain

Institution: UPMC Shadyside

Institutional Role: Program Director, Family Medicine Residency

Richard Wardrop III, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACP

Course Board: Aquifer High Value Care

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: High Value Care 10: 16-year-old female – Statistics and clinical decision making

Institution: University of North Carolina

H. Douglas Walden, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 29: 55-year-old woman with fever and chills

Michaela Voss, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: DX Mini-Case 02A: OB/GYN, DX Mini-Case 04A: OB/GYN, Diagnostic Excellence 03: 16-year-old female with pelvic pain

Nora Volkow, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Addiction

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Addiction 06: 39-year-old woman – heroin use and the neurobiology of addiction

Caroline Vitale, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 14: 88-year-old woman with dementia and feeding issues

Carlos Tirado, MD, MPH

Course Board: Aquifer Addiction

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Addiction 08: Overview of treatment for substance use disorders

Gray Tilden, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 03: 88-year-old woman with urinary incontinence

Katherine Thompson, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 09: 82-year-old woman and functional status and home safety

Matthew Tharakan

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 22: 74-year-old man and hazards of hospitalization: geriatric patient safety in the acute care setting

Satid Thammasitboon, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Diagnostic Excellence 06: 12-day-old male infant with bloody stool

Nicholas Telischak, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Radiology

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Radiology 10: 40-year-old man Neuro – Vascular and HIV

Kim Tartaglia, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Peer Trainers

Role: Editor-in-Chief

Former Role: High-Value Care, Case Author

Cases Authored: High Value Care 05: 78-year-old woman – High value care in the inpatient setting

Institution: The Ohio State College of Medicine

Institutional Title: Professor of Medicine – Clinical

Institutional Roles:

Academic Program Director, part 2 (Med-3 year) LSI
Director of Mentorship, FAME
Director of LCME Compliance

Thomas Tafelski, DO

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 01: 45-year-old woman wellness visit

Niharika Suchak, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 19: 70-year-old man with urinary concerns

Elizabeth Stuart, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Case Author, Editor-in-Chief (former)

Cases Authored: Pediatrics 21: 6-year-old male with bruising

Institution: Stanford Medical School

Lisa Strano-Paul, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 07: 78-year-old man with depression

Debra Stottlemyer, MD, MBA

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 31: 40-year-old man with knee pain

Sarah Steinmetz, PhD

Course Board: Aquifer Trauma-Informed Care

Role: Case Author

Antoinette Spoto-Cannons, MD, FAAP

Course Board: Aquifer Medical Home

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Medical Home 01: 16-year-old-female with status asthmaticus

Margarita Sotelo, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 02: 85-year-old woman with hypoglycemia

Augustine Sohn, MD, MPH

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Case Author, Associate Editor, Case Editor (former roles)

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 16: 68-year-old man with skin lesion

Institution: Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, UIC

Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Clinical Family Medicine

Danielle Snyderman, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 04: 85-year-old woman with dementia

Daisy Smith, MD

Course Board: Aquifer High Value Care

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: High Value Care 01: 45-year-old man – The importance of clinical reasoning

Institution: American College of Physicians

Mark Simone, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 10: 72-year-old man and sexuality in older adults

Daren Simkin

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 04: 85-year-old woman with dementia

Kendra Sheppard, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 20: 79-year-old with severe pain and low health literacy

Cloe Shelton, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Radiology

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Radiology 11: 8-week old male – Pediatrics A

Monica Shaw, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 09: 55-year-old woman with upper abdominal pain and vomiting

Jessica Servey, Lt. Col, USAF, MC

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 32: 33-year-old woman with painful periods

Preston Seaberg

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 15: 75-year-old man with abdominal pain

Woodson Scott Jones, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Pediatrics 14: 18-month-old female with congestion

Stephen Scott, MD, MPH

Consortium President, Member-At-Large

Dr. Stephen Scott joined Aquifer as Consortium President in June of 2022. In this role, Dr. Scott serves as a key member of the Executive Team and is responsible for all aspects of the Aquifer Consortium’s membership and engagement strategy in support of Aquifer’s mission, vision, and values.

Dr. Scott first became involved with Aquifer in 2007 and has been an active member of the Aquifer Family Medicine Course Board. Most recently, Dr. Scott served Aquifer as an Academic Director for Engagement. Dr. Scott is the Senior Associate Dean of Educational Affairs and Accreditation at the TCU School of Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. Previously, he served as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar.

Dr. Scott is the recipient of multiple grants and awards for educational leadership and innovation. He and his wife Melissa have two daughters. Steve enjoys playing the piano, the arts, reading, and exploring the world with family and friends.

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 14: 35-year-old woman with missed period

Mark Schwartz, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Addiction

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Addiction 01: 34-year-old woman – pregnancy and substance use, Addiction 06: 39-year-old woman – heroin use and the neurobiology of addiction

Institution: Princeton University

Marc Schuckit, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Addiction

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Addiction 05: 34-year-old man – stimulant use disorder and the genetics of substance use disorders

Seddon Savage, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Addiction

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Addiction 03: 38-year-old man – pain management

Steven Sargent, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Radiology

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Radiology 11: 8-week old male – Pediatrics A, Radiology 12: 2-month old female – Pediatrics B

Sandra Sanguino, MD, MPH

Course Board: Aquifer Culture in Health Care

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Culture in Health Care 03: 2-year-old male with pneumonia and probable empyema

Marilyn Sanders, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Trauma-Informed Care

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Trauma-Informed Care 13: 33-year-old female with insomnia, Trauma-Informed Care 14: 50-year-old female with stress and non-cardiac chest pain, Trauma-Informed Care 15: 65-year-old female with fear of MRI procedures, Trauma-Informed Care 16: 8-year-old male with asthma, Trauma-Informed Care 35: 36-year-old female with insomnia, Trauma-Informed Care 39: 30-year-old HIV+ female, Trauma-Informed Care 40: Screening for trauma in a women’s health clinic

Patricia Rush, MD, MBA

Course Board: Aquifer Trauma-Informed Care

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Trauma-Informed Care 34: 54-year-old female with abdominal pain, Trauma-Informed Care 35: 36-year-old female with insomnia, Trauma-Informed Care 39: 30-year-old HIV+ female, Trauma-Informed Care 40: Screening for trauma in a women’s health clinic

Emily Ruedinger, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: DX Mini-Case 02A: OB/GYN, DX Mini-Case 04A: OB/GYN, Diagnostic Excellence 03: 16-year-old female with pelvic pain

Rebecca Rosen, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 25: 85-year-old man and restraints

Pamela Rockwell, DO

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 15: 42-year-old man with right upper quadrant pain

Vivyenne Roche, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 26: 78-year-old man and cultural competency in geriatric care

Gabe Rios, MLIS

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 20: 79-year-old with severe pain and low health literacy